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Body Language. Definition. Non-verbal communication. Body Language may be the most powerful and honest type of communication . Some research suggests we send 93% of our messages non-verbally.
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Definition • Non-verbal communication
Body Language may be the most powerful and honest type of communication. Some research suggests we send 93% of our messages non-verbally
Body Language is used to help send a message and needs to coordinate with how we are speaking or listening. Your body language should be chosen as carefully as you choose your words.
Body Language has two forms: • Positive messages • Negative messages
Seven Types of Body Language • How you sit or stand (posture) • Facial Expressions
Clothing and Grooming • Gestures (hand, foot, eye movements) • Eye Contact
Voice Tone, Inflection, and Volume (38%) • Personal Space The human brain processes nonverbal messages faster than verbal at a rate of 240 non-verbal messages per minute.
Body Language Messages: Eye Contact • Good eye contact can tell a listener that the speaker is: • honest, dependable, interested, confident • Poor eye contact can tell a listener that the speaker is: • dishonest, undependable, disinterested, nervous, embarrassed, fearful, shy • Eye contact that is too long can tell a listener that the • speaker is:disapproving, hostile, wishing for greater intimacy, challenging a supervisor’s authority • *uncomfortable and inappropriate within a classroom • environment
Research has indicated several behaviors that may communicate someone is lying.The combination of several of these • could mean someone is lying: • Poor eye contact • Crossing arms and legs • Covering mouth • Face reddening • Nose itches (Pinocchio Syndrome) • Mumbling • Move less than usual • Unusual changes in volume, rate, tone, or pitch of voice • Mid-sentence cut-off • - using “um”, “ah”, “like”, “You know” (stalling for time) • - stumbling over words (making up story) • Abrupt changes in nonverbal communication • Discrepancies (differences) in non-verbal (actions) and verbal • (what’s being said)